COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONWhile the legend of Mad Tom is laden with mystery and intrigue, one thing remains clear: Mad Tom did things his own way. Twice as Mad Tom is an aggressively twice-dry-hopped Imperial India Pale Ale, that delivers a definitive hop aroma & unabashedly big bold flavour. We brew this beer with the road less traveled in mind, and in the spirit of old Mad Tom...we make no bones about it.

This is a disappointment. A little malty, a little boozy and a little hoppy. Pours reddish gold, very clear and lager like. Not much head but good lacing. Taste is a little bitter, not very complex. Palate very light. Was looking forward to this one but it didn’t live up to the hype. Tap at volos.

Once again I don’t quite get the hype with this stuff. As with the regular Mad Tom there’s some nice citrus/pine hop aromas, but there’s also this weird tangy, pungent background smell that I find unpleasant. I feel like this stuff smells and tastes rustic, but in a bad way. The malt is nice and hearty, and there’s some nice hop stuff going on but....meh.

Pour: Cloudy slightly dark amber, next to no head which was a surprise with the amount of fizz present.
Smell: Strong Fruity Smell with a touch of pine
Taste: An initial very sweet tasting blast of grapefruit and pine with touch of lemon and a slightly bitter creamy after taste again with hints of pine leaving you wanting another sip. All and all a very hoppy taste overall but that is to be expected with a "twice as mad ipa".
Thoughts: Not a beer I would want to get drunk from a little to sweet and can feel the hangover from the first sip if I swam in a case of these. Overall it is not a bad beer but it feels like it is missing something. I find good beers always have a unique flavor sometimes hidden or sometimes jumps right out at you but this beer seems to lack this.
Endorsement: I would probably recommend this to a friend but just as a taster so either singles or two like I got in Muskoka’s winter sample pack. It is a very sweet hoppy beer so I wouldn’t recommend drinking a whole bunch but it is well worth a try, not my cup of tea but I could see others enjoying this beer.

This is easily one of the better imperial IPA’s I have ever had. Pours a hazy pale gold and has aromas of pine, citrus, and a whole lot of grapefruit. It’s a medium bodied ale with a light fizzy carbonation. The grapefruit really shines through upon tasting. There’s a perfect balance of malt and bitterness with a nice long finish. Very fresh tasting, no boozy flavor whatsoever.

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